W Caland
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Agnistoma is a typical Soma-yaga, forming the prakrti or model for other Soma sacrifices. Literally, the word ‘Agnistoma’ means ‘praise of Agni’ and the rite derives its name from the hymns, called stoma (a group of three rks), which are chanted in praise of Agni, towards the end of the rite. This book presents a meticulously detailed description of the Soma sacrifice in the Vedic cult. Originally written in French by two great scholars of ...
The Vaikhanasa-sutra belonging to the Trivandrum Sanskrit Series has been edited by Dr. W. Caland and translated into English with a learned introduction. This sutra- text forms part of the Black Yajurveda tradition and derives its name probably from Vaikhanas who was its author. The work contains two types of Sutras — the Grhya and the Dharma which together may be designated as Smarta-sutra. There is no doubt that both the portions have definitely one author, ...
The Grhya Sutras contain rules for customs, ceremonies and sacrifices through which the life of an Indian attains purification. They record a number of popular customs and manners connected with conception, birth, name-giving, first-outing, first-eating by the child. They include rules for tonsure, initiation, completion of studies, customs of studies, of courting, engagement, wedding, etc.
The Yajus Samhita, one of the four main divisions of the Samhita literature consists of sacrificial formulas, chiefly in prose, and is designed for the use of the Adhvaryu priest and his assistants who perform the manual part of the sarcrifice, muttereing mantras during each act of the Mahabhasya records that Yajus had one hundred and one recensions. Of the two (White) and Krsna (Black), the sukla Yajurveda, known as the Vajasaneyi Samhita has two recensions: ...